NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 27, 2020
Longest word
bodyboard
9 letters
Top scorer
adorably
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
1
2
2
–
1
–
6
B
19
6
10
3
2
1
41
D
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
1
2
–
–
2
–
5
O
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
22
10
13
5
5
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ad 2ar 1
B
ba 13bl 6bo 15br 6by 1
D
dr 2
L
la 2lo 3
O
od 1
R
ro 1
All 56 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ably1
aboard6
abroad6
adobo5
★adorablypangram15
arbor5
baba1
baby1
badly5
bald1
baldly6
ball1
ballad6
balladry8
ballboy7
ballyard8
baobab6
barb1
bard1
blab1
blabby6
blob1
blobby6
blood5
bloody6
boar1
board5
boba1
body1
bodyboard9
bola1
bold1
boldly6
boll1
bollard7
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boor1
brad1
bray1
broad5
★broadlypangram14
brood5
broody6
byroad6
drab1
drably6
labor5
larboard8
lobby5
loblolly8
lobo1
oddball7
rollbar7